Pearland Utility Submetering and Billing
Solutions Designed to Recover More of Your Community’s Utility Costs
Pearland Utility Submetering and Billing
for Water, Electric and Gas
Oates Energy is very different than traditional utility submetering and billing providers who tend to focus on very large properties and offer the same bundles of services to all of their customers the same way. Each of our Pearland utility submetering and billing services can be selected and adjusted to the needs and preferences of each property manager of multifamily communities, condominium communities, mobile home parks, and commercial properties with as few as 50 units. Below is a more detailed look at how we serve a few of our key markets.
Utility Submetering & Billing
for Multifamily Communities
Multifamily communities represent the largest segment of our client base because of our ability integrate our industry leading billing software with all top property management software brands, our ability to connect with any remotely manageable utility submetering system, provide meter reading services for communities with older direct-read utility submeters. We can also customize a RUBS formula utility billing solution for communities that do not have submeters. Were a also favored over our competitors because we can bill for other monthly fees and charges. Tell us how you would like us to help you recover more of your community’s utility costs.
Utility Submetering & Billing
for Condominium Communities
Condominium communities need to keep HOA fees as low as possible. And one big way of accomplishing this is by encouraging utility conservation and reducing over all utility costs. And we provide the perfect set of customizable Pearland utility submetering and billing services for this.
We help condominium communities install utility submetering equipment that empowers residents by allowing them to control their utility usage. This lowers over all usage and allows property managers to accurately bill residents based on actual usage. More importantly, it allows the community to recover more of its utility costs which helps keep HOA and Condo fees as low as possible. Contact us about a custom tailored utility submetering and billing solution for your condominium community!
Utility Submetering & Billing
for Mobile Home Parks
We support mobile home park property managers in a number of ways. We can install new or repair existing utility submetering systems. We are able to bill residents with utility submeters based on usage and those without utility submeters based on a ratio utility billing solution, (RUBS) formula. We can also bill residents for other monthly services and fees.
We customize our Pearland utility submetering and billing solutions for virtually any need, and our U.S. based resident billing customer care can assist residents with any questions or concerns they may have about their bills. And we can do all of this cost effectively for parks with as few as 50 residences. Contact us to discuss a solution designed to recover more of your park’s utility costs!
Utility Submetering & Billing
for Commercial Properties
Commercial properties interested in Pearland utility submetering and billing solutions find Oates Energy to be a great fit. It’s because our entire business model is based on flexibility. All of our services can be selected and adjusted to build a solution for any need. From utility submetering system installation, to completely customizable billing solutions, we specifically tailor our solutions for each commercial property manager we serve. Contact us to build the perfect utility submetering and billing solution for your property.
Submetering Installation
for New Construction
Oates Energy is the preferred utility submetering installation contractor of general contractors all over the country. We have an excellent reputation for quality workmanship and completing projects properly and on time. If you are planning a new commercial or residential multi-unit construction project that calls for utility submetering system installation and are seeking a reliable installation contractor, we would be pleased to provide you with a detailed bid.
Utility Submetering Laws and Regulations in Texas
A political subdivision may not authorize the construction or occupancy of a new apartment house, including the conversion of property to a condominium, unless the construction plan provides for the measurement of the quantity of electricity consumed by the occupants of each dwelling unit of the apartment house, either by individual metering by the utility company or by submetering by the owner.
This section does not prohibit a political subdivision from issuing a permit to a nonprofit organization for construction of a new apartment house for occupancy by low-income elderly tenants if the nonprofit organization establishes, by submitting engineering and cost data and a sworn statement, that all cost savings will be passed on to the low-income elderly tenants (Tex. Utilities Code Ann. §184.012).
The Texas Water Code requires each unit in a building with five or more residential units built after Jan. 1, 2003 to have either an individual water utility meter or sub-meter. If feasible, it requires water companies to install individual meters in such buildings at the building owner’s request. The water company can charge reasonable costs for installing the meters. If the water company determines that installing these meters is not feasible, the law requires the property owner to install a plumbing system compatible with sub-meters.
For submetering multi-unit property owners, the state’s water code limits submetering charges on tenants to the cost per gallon and applicable taxes and surcharges charged by the water company; a late fee up to five percent of the late bill; and a service charge of up to nine percent of the costs related to submetering allocated to each sub-metered unit. The code also requires the property owners to maintain adequate records and make them available to tenants and sub-meters to meet certain standards for accuracy, testing, and record keeping (Texas Water Code §13.501 through 13.506).
*Information courtesy of:
The National Conference of State Legislatures
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